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Copyright, and other proprietary rights relating to the article, such as patent rights,

The right to use the substance of the article in future own works, including lectures and books,

The right to reproduce the article for own purposes, provided the copies are not offered for sale,

The right to self-archive the article.

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6. Termination

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8. Miscellaneous

JOSI will publish the article (or have it published) in the journal if the article’s editorial process is successfully completed and JOSI or its sublicensee has become obligated to have the article published. JOSI may conform the article to a style of punctuation, spelling, capitalization, referencing and usage that it deems appropriate. The author acknowledges that the article may be published so that it will be publicly accessible and such access will be free of charge for the readers.

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